11 oct 2012
New Delhi: Law Minister Salman Khurshid has warned "We'll
take care of Mr Kejriwal in due course, don't worry." Undeterred, the
man he has vowed to go after says Mr Khurshid must resign immediately
over alleged embezzlement by an NGO headed by the minister and run by
his wife. "This is a matter where there should be no inquiry, Salman
Khurshid should be dismissed straight away," said Arvind Kejriwal.
Since he launched his political party last week, one which promises to combat graft, Mr Kejriwal has scripted and starred in a political scandal that has blazed its way into the headlines. He accused Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, of dubious business deals with realty giant DLF. Mr Kejriwal has said that the company gave exceptionally generous discounts on luxury apartments to Mr Vadra, and in return, the Congress government in Haryana acted as "an agent of DLF" allowing commercial construction on land that was intended for public projects. DLF, the Haryana government, and Mr Vadra have denounced the allegations.
The grounds for Mr Khurshid's resignation, or his dismissal if he does not oblige, according to Mr Kejriwal, lies in a sting aired by Hindi news channel Aaj Tak on Tuesday night. NDTV cannot independently verify the authenticity of the sting. The expose alleges that the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust, headed by Mr Khurshid, siphoned lakhs of money meant for physically challenged people in his home state of Uttar Pradesh.
In London, the minister told NDTV that he
plans to take the Hindi TV channel Aaj Tak to court. "Do you really
think I am mad? That I would siphon off money where we've been working
for 15 years...giving people tricycles, giving people different
implements? This is my constituency. You don't cheat on the people of
your constituency," he said. About Mr Kejriwal insisting on his removal,
he said, "I don't think that Mr. Kejriwal deserves a reply from anybody
but we will take care of Kejriwal in due course of time."
To push for action against the minister, Mr Kejriwal plans to lead a group of demonstrators to "gherao" or march to the Prime Minister's house today.
Undeterred by warning, Arvind Kejriwal insists on Salman Khurshid's resignation without inquiry
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Since he launched his political party last week, one which promises to combat graft, Mr Kejriwal has scripted and starred in a political scandal that has blazed its way into the headlines. He accused Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, of dubious business deals with realty giant DLF. Mr Kejriwal has said that the company gave exceptionally generous discounts on luxury apartments to Mr Vadra, and in return, the Congress government in Haryana acted as "an agent of DLF" allowing commercial construction on land that was intended for public projects. DLF, the Haryana government, and Mr Vadra have denounced the allegations.
The grounds for Mr Khurshid's resignation, or his dismissal if he does not oblige, according to Mr Kejriwal, lies in a sting aired by Hindi news channel Aaj Tak on Tuesday night. NDTV cannot independently verify the authenticity of the sting. The expose alleges that the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust, headed by Mr Khurshid, siphoned lakhs of money meant for physically challenged people in his home state of Uttar Pradesh.
To push for action against the minister, Mr Kejriwal plans to lead a group of demonstrators to "gherao" or march to the Prime Minister's house today.
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